Massachusetts Senator indicted for extortion
From Sunshine Review
November 20, 2008
Senator Dianne Wilkerson has been indicted on eight counts of extortion in Massachusetts after an undercover FBI investigation. More indictments are rumored to occur.
- "This remains an active investigation," said US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan. "We intend to aggressively pursue all leads in this case, more fully digest the evidence we have gathered to date, and bring additional charges as called for by the evidence."[1]
Wilkerson is accused of accepting eight bribes from June 2007 to October 2008. The alleged transactions were secretly videotaped and audiotaped.
The day of the arrest, prosecutors released several photographs of the transactions, including one of Wilkerson allegedly stuffing 10 $100 bills into her bra.[1]
[edit] Calls for her resignation
Wilkerson has said that she'll resign as soon as possible, but has not given indication of when that will happen. If she hangs on to her office until her term expires in January, she would qualify for an additional year of credit for her state pension, which would boost her annual payment by almost $2,000, according to an online state pension calculator.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Day life, AP photo of Wilkerson accepting a bribe
- CREW, Mass. State Senator indicted on federal corruption charges, Nov. 19, 2008
